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<blockquote data-quote="RON_RIP" data-source="post: 795515" data-attributes="member: 1140">Following a thread here the other day showing the value of using the 300mm 2.8 in doing portraits.&nbsp; Wow, I want one of those. But will I get one, probably not. After all I don't do portraits. But more importantly I'm remind of a similar situation in my woodworking, where I have acquired more tools than any two craftsman can use.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I have 2 chisels. Actually I have about a hundred or so but the 2 I'm thinking of are similar in size and function to each other.&nbsp; One is a hand-forged Japanese white steel chisel made by a master blade maker. It has a white oak handle and is a thing of beauty in it's own right.&nbsp; When I'm feeling particularly craftsman like I remove it from it leather sheaf and indulge myself in using it. The other chisel is a run of the mill inexpensive chisel that I acquired at Ikea of all places.&nbsp; It has plastic or composite handle, but it is Swedish steel.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; They both take and hold a credible edge but the Ikea chisel is used 10 times more than the Japenese chisel.&nbsp; I would be hard pressed to say that one was better than the other. I use the inexpensive one more because if I damage it I'm out leads money.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes I think the same is true of lenses. We all covet the fast glass but examples abound of inexpensive lenses that can do us very well indeed.&nbsp; My 50 1.8D is a prime example of that.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Still the temptation persists. So who knows shari will do down the line.&nbsp; In the words of that great American philosopher, Willie Nelson'&nbsp; The devil made me do it the first time, but the second time I did it on my own&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RON_RIP, post: 795515, member: 1140"] Following a thread here the other day showing the value of using the 300mm 2.8 in doing portraits. Wow, I want one of those. But will I get one, probably not. After all I don't do portraits. But more importantly I'm remind of a similar situation in my woodworking, where I have acquired more tools than any two craftsman can use. I have 2 chisels. Actually I have about a hundred or so but the 2 I'm thinking of are similar in size and function to each other. One is a hand-forged Japanese white steel chisel made by a master blade maker. It has a white oak handle and is a thing of beauty in it's own right. When I'm feeling particularly craftsman like I remove it from it leather sheaf and indulge myself in using it. The other chisel is a run of the mill inexpensive chisel that I acquired at Ikea of all places. It has plastic or composite handle, but it is Swedish steel. They both take and hold a credible edge but the Ikea chisel is used 10 times more than the Japenese chisel. I would be hard pressed to say that one was better than the other. I use the inexpensive one more because if I damage it I'm out leads money. Sometimes I think the same is true of lenses. We all covet the fast glass but examples abound of inexpensive lenses that can do us very well indeed. My 50 1.8D is a prime example of that. Still the temptation persists. So who knows shari will do down the line. In the words of that great American philosopher, Willie Nelson' The devil made me do it the first time, but the second time I did it on my own" [/QUOTE]

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